Peace Center

THIS ACTIVITY AIMS TO PREVENT AND MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF VIOLENCE, REPRESSION, AND MANIPULATION IN UGANDAN POLITICS, PARTICULARLY BEFORE, DURING, AFTER AND BETWEEN ELECTIONS, ENHANCE ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS AND FOSTER A DEMOCRATIC AND INCLUSIVE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT.

QMAT2 - QUEEN OF PEACE CENTER, ESTABLISHED 35 YEARS AGO, TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH FAMILY-CENTERED SERVICES, WILL RESPOND TO THE CURRENT OPIOID EPIDEMIC BY REDUCING HEROIN AND OPIATE USE PROBLEMS FOR WOMEN SEEKING TREATMENT THROUGH ITS MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT PROGRAM, QMAT2, LOCATED IN THE URBAN CORE OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS. QMAT2 WILL PROVIDE SERVICES TO 28 WOMEN IN YEAR 1, 60 EACH IN YEARS 2-5, A TOTAL OF 286 UNDUPLICATED WOMEN OVER 5 YEARS. FURTHER, QMAT2’S ENHANCEMENT WILL INCREASE OUTREACH EFFORTS TO HOMELESS SHELTERS, STREETS AND JAILS. QMAT2 WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INTERVENTIONS: PROVIDE MAT, CONDUCT AN APPROPRIATE CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TO DETERMINE PATIENTS MEETING THE DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR OUD RELATIVE TO MAT, USE COUNTY PDMP FOR PRESCRIPTION COMPLIANCE, CONDUCT SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT FOR CO-OCCURRING, SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL DISORDERS, ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN TO MITIGATE THE RISK OF DIVERSION OF METHADONE OR BUPRENORPHINE AND ENSURE THE APPROPRIATE USE/DOSE OF MEDICATION BY PATIENTS, DEVELOP OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES, ENSURE MAT PROVIDERS ARE DATA WAIVERED, BUILD FUNDING MECHANISMS AND SERVICE DELIVERY MODELS WITH RURAL AND RESOURCE-LIMITED COUNTIES, USE TELEHEALTH SERVICES, PROVIDE RSS, IMPLEMENT TOBACCO CESSATION PROGRAMS, SERVICES TO INCARCERATED WOMEN AFTER RELEASE, HIV EDUCATION AND TESTING, AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. QMAT2 WILL ACCOMPLISH ITS OVERARCHING PURPOSE THROUGH THE FOLLOWING, QUANTIFIED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. GOAL 1: INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS WITH OUD SERVED, ENGAGED, AND RETAINED THROUGH MAT EXPANSION. OBJECTIVE 1.1: 268 CLIENTS WILL BE PROVIDED MAT OVER THE 5-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD. OBJECTIVE 1.2: 60% OF CLIENTS ENROLLED IN MAT WILL BE RETAINED IN TREATMENT AND/OR SUPPORT SERVICES FOR 6 MONTHS. OBJECTIVE 1.3: 100% OF CLIENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO A RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALIST. OBJECTIVE 1.4: 100% OF CLIENTS NEEDING INTERPRETING/TRANSLATION SERVICES WILL HAVE ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE SERVICES. GOAL 2: IMPROVE BEHAVIORAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH OUD THROUGH MAT EXPANSION. OBJECTIVE 2.1: 60% OF CLIENTS ENROLLED IN MAT WILL REDUCE SUBSTANCE USE/ MAINTAIN ABSTINENCE OVER 6 MONTHS. OBJECTIVE 2.2: 60% OF CLIENTS WILL REDUCE ILLICIT OPIOID DRUG USE AND PRESCRIPTION OPIOID MISUSE BY 6-MONTH FOLLOW-UP. OBJECTIVE 2.3: 60% OF CLIENTS IN MAT WILL DEMONSTRATE IMPROVED FUNCTIONING BY 6-MONTH FOLLOW-UP. OBJECTIVE 2.4: 100% OF PARTICIPANTS THAT ARE NOT COVERED WILL HAVE ACCESS TO ASSISTANCE WITH APPLYING AND ENROLLING IN ELIGIBLE BENEFITS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING HEALTH COVERAGE, FOOD STAMPS, SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS, AND ALL BENEFITS FOR WHICH PARTICIPANTS ARE ELIGIBLE. OBJECTIVE 2.5: 100% OF CLIENTS IN NEED OF MEDICAL/ PSYCHIATRIC CARE, WILL BE LINKED TO A PROVIDER FOR ASSESSMENT. GOAL 3: INCREASE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WITH OUD IN WRAPAROUND, COMMUNITY-BASED, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH MAT EXPANSION. OBJECTIVE 3.1: 60% OF CLIENTS WILL OBTAIN SAFE, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WHEN NEEDED, BY 6 MONTHS AFTER ENROLLMENT. OBJECTIVE 3.2: 70% OF CLIENTS WILL IMPROVE SOCIAL CONNECTION THROUGH COMMUNITY SOBER SUPPORT AT 6-MONTH FOLLOW UP. OBJECTIVE 3.3: 60% OF CLIENTS WITH IDENTIFIED NEED FOR EMPLOYMENT WILL EITHER BE CONNECTED WITH EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION OR RESOURCES FOR EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION AT 6-MONTH FOLLOW-UP. OBJECTIVE 3.4: 60% CLIENTS WILL EXPERIENCE EITHER DECREASED CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT OR AVOID REINCARCERATION AT 6-MONTH FOLLOW-UP.

HEALTHY FAMILIES PROGRAM II - QOPC’S HEALTHY FAMILIES II PROGRAM WILL DELIVER EVIDENCE-BASED SUD TREATMENT, RECOVERY SUPPORT, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND HARM REDUCTION INTERVENTIONS TO PPW 18 AND OLDER, THEIR CHILDREN. PARTICIPANTS WILL EMANATE FROM THE BI-STATE ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA OF FRANKLIN, JEFFERSON, LINCOLN, ST. CHARLES, ST. LOUIS, WARREN, WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN MISSOURI; AND BOND, CALHOUN, CLINTON, JERSEY, MACOUPIN, MADISON, MONROE, AND ST. CLAIR COUNTIES IN ILLINOIS. HEALTHY FAMILIES II PPW POPULATION SERVED WILL ORIGINATE FROM THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS, MO AND OUTLYING MSA COUNTIES, AND A TYPICAL PARTICIPANT WILL BE A 35-YEAR OLD PREGNANT WOMEN EXPERIENCING CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS, TRAUMA, VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT/PARTNER VIOLENCE, ADDICTED TO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL, LIKELY WITH CHILDREN EXPERIENCING PARENTING INSTABILITY. HEALTHY FAMILIES II WILL SERVE 204 PPW DURING THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT (28 YEAR 1, 44 YEAR 2, 44 YEAR 3, 44 YEAR 4, AND 44 YEAR 5). HEALTHY FAMILIES II WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING OVERARCHING STRATEGIES: SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT FOR PPW, THEIR CHILDREN, AND INTERRELATED FAMILY MEMBERS; INDIVIDUAL, GROUP AND FAMILY THERAPY; MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT; COMPREHENSIVE WRAPAROUND SERVICES INCLUDING MEDICAL CARE, CASE MANAGEMENT, THERAPEUTIC CHILDCARE, RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND TRANSPORTATION; PARENTING EDUCATION; HIV/HEPATITIS C SCREENING AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT; TOBACCO CESSATION; NALOXONE EDUCATION AND DISTRIBUTION; AND FAMILY REUNIFICATION SUPPORT. GOAL 1: 204 PPW AND THEIR 100 CHILDREN WILL HAVE ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT SERVICES. OBJECTIVE 1A: BY END OF PROJECT, OUTREACH AND SCREENING WILL BE PROVIDED TO 284 PPW AND THEIR 100 CHILDREN. OBJECTIVE 1B: BY END OF PROJECT, 204 PPW AND THEIR 100 CHILDREN WILL BE ENROLLED IN THE HFP AND RECEIVE TREATMENT SERVICES ONSITE AT QOPC AS DOCUMENTED IN THE EHR. GOAL 2: 204 PPW WILL RECEIVE TRAUMA-INFORMED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH/RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES IN RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT. OBJECTIVE 2A: BY THE END OF PROJECT, 60% OF PPW WILL IMPROVE PARENTING KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN DOULA SERVICES. OBJECTIVE 2B: BY END OF PROJECT, 60% OF PPW PARTICIPATING IN TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES WILL REPORT REDUCED SUBSTANCE USE. OBJECTIVE 2C: BY THE END OF THE PROJECT, 60% PPW WILL SHOW IMPROVEMENT IN PARENTING THROUGH PARENTING EDUCATION. OUTCOME: 60% OF WOMEN WILL HAVE IMPROVED AND/OR MAINTAINED PARENTING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THROUGH PARENTING EDUCATION MEASURED BY AAPI. GOAL 3: THE 100 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF 204 PPW WILL BE PROVIDED TRAUMA-INFORMED PREVENTION, EDUCATION, TREATMENT, AND WRAP-AROUND SERVICES. OBJECTIVE 3A: BY END OF PROJECT, 60% OF CHILDREN OF PPW WILL IMPROVE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL SKILLS. OBJECTIVE 3B: BY END OF PROJECT, 60% OF CHILDREN OF PPW WILL INCREASE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL STABILITY. GOAL 4: 204 PPW AND THEIR 100 CHILDREN WILL HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTH RECOVERY SERVICES. OBJECTIVE 4A: BY END OF PROJECT, 100% OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN WILL RECEIVE A MEDICAL ASSESSMENT FROM THE STAFF NURSE. OBJECTIVE 4B: BY END OF PROJECT, 60% PPW AND CHILDREN WILL BE LINKED WITH WELLNESS AND/ OR MEDICAL SERVICES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO; MAT, PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES.

TARGETED CAPACITY EXPANSION FRO SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT / HIV SERVICES FOR AA WOMEN

WE HOPE

FAMILY EMPOWERMENT PROJECT (ENHANCING MATERNAL AND CHILD PERMANENCY, WELLBEING, SAFETY AND RECOVERY)

THE HEALTHY FAMILIES PROGRAM (HFP)

HOPE & HEALING FOR CHILDREN WHO EXPERIENCE FAMILY VIOLENCE - THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL IMPROVE THE FAMILY PEACE CENTER’S (FPC) RESPONSE TO CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED FAMILY VIOLENCE (FV) BY EXPANDING OUR CAPACITY TO IDENTIFY AND SERVE OUR POPULATION OF FOCUS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING FAMILY VIOLENCE SERVED AT THE FPC IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN USING EVIDENCE-INFORMED INTERVENTIONS AND STRATEGIES. WE WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS USING THE FPC’S CENTRALIZED DATA SYSTEM (CDS) TO STANDARDIZE THE IDENTIFICATION AND REFERRALS FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED FV AMONG THE 14 CO-LOCATED PARTNER AGENCIES COMPRISING THE FPC. WE WILL FURTHER ACCOMPLISH THIS BY INCREASING CAPACITY TO SERVICE THOSE REFERRALS WITH EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS AND STRATEGIES THROUGH IMPLEMENTING CHILD WITNESS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE GROUPS FOR CHILDREN AND NON-ABUSIVE PARENTS, MOMS & TEENS FOR SAFE DATES GROUPS FOR ADOLESCENTS AND NON-ABUSIVE PARENTS, YOUTH TRAUMA SUPPORT SPECIALIST POSITIONS SERVING BOTH FAMILIES LIVING IN OUR EMERGENCY SHELTER AS WELL AS FAMILIES LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY, A CUSTODY EVALUATOR POSITION, & PROJECT COORDINATOR POSITION. GOAL 1 IS TO INCREASE CAPACITY OF FPC PARTNER AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY AND REFER TO SERVICE CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED FV. OBJECTIVE 1A. 10 OF 14 AGENCIES WILL USE THE CDS TO ASK ADULT VICTIMS ABOUT THEIR CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED FV. OBJECTIVE 1B. FPC STAFF WILL USE TOOLS WITHIN THE CDS TO FURTHER ASSESS INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF 65% OF CHILDREN IDENTIFIED. OBJECTIVE 1C. AT LEAST 65% OF CHILDREN WILL HAVE RECEIVED A REFERRAL FOR SERVICE APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR NEEDS. GOAL 2 IS TO INCREASE CAPACITY AT THE FPC TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE-INFORMED SERVICES TO CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED FV THEREBY IMPROVING THEIR WELL-BEING INCLUDING INCREASED SAFETY, DECREASED PTSD, IMPROVED BEHAVIOR, AND INCREASED HOPE. OBJECTIVE 2A. EXPAND PROVISION OF THE “CHILD WITNESS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE” GROUP FROM TWICE YEARLY TO 4 TIMES YEARLY (UP TO 48 FAMILIES). OBJECTIVE 2B. PROVIDE GROUP SERVICES VIA “MOMS & TEENS FOR SAFE DATES” PROGRAM 4 TIMES YEARLY (UP TO 48 FAMILIES) TO ADOLESCENTS IN DATING RELATIONSHIPS OR WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED FV BETWEEN ADULTS. OBJECTIVE 2C. PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT & ADVOCACY FOR PARENTS IN OUR EMERGENCY SHELTER (~136 FAMILIES YEARLY) AND LIVING IN COMMUNITY (~136 FAMILIES YEARLY) VIA YOUTH TRAUMA SUPPORT SPECIALIST POSITIONS. OBJECTIVE 2D. PROVIDE CUSTODY EVALUATIONS 30 HOURS PER WEEK FOR FAMILIES (~211 FAMILIES YEARLY) EXPERIENCING FV AT FPC’S CHILDREN’S WI BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC. OBJECTIVE 2E. INSTITUTE FOR CHILD & FAMILY WELL-BEING WILL TRAIN 2 COHORTS OF UP TO 60 FPC STAFF YEARLY VIA “BUILDING BRAINS WITH CARE,” INCREASING FPC STAFF KNOWLEDGE OF EVIDENCE-BASED WAYS TO SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED FV. PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL SERVE A TOTAL OF 6,864 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY AND 32,604 INDIVIDUALS OVER THE 5 YEAR LIFETIME OF THE PROJECT.

RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FOR PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN

QUEEN OF PEACE CENTER TARGETED CAPACITY EXPANSION: MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT-PRESCRIPTION DRUG AND OPIOID ADDICTION QMAT

MILWAUKEE JOINT HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE

PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

PROJECT: HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT

ADDRESSING POLYVICTIMIZATION AT MILWAUKEE'S FAMILY PEACE CENTER

SOJOURNER FAMILY PEACE CENTER'S PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THE ESCALATING CRISIS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDES IN MILWAUKEE. THE PROJECT AIMS TO ENHANCE THE CAPABILITIES OF THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HIGH RISK TEAM (DVHRT), A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM THAT IDENTIFIES AND MANAGES HIGH-RISK CASES. BY INCREASING CAPACITY, THE PROJECT WILL ENABLE THE DVHRT TO REVIEW AND MANAGE A SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER NUMBER OF CASES, ENSURING TIMELY AND COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS FACING IMMINENT DANGER. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO INTENSIFY OUTREACH EFFORTSTO CONNECT WITH INDIVIDUALS WHOSE CASES HAVE BEEN DEEMED HIGH-RISK AND HAVE NOT YET SOUGHT HELP, PROVIDING THEM WITH INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO ENSURE SAFETY AND PREVENT HOMICIDE. ADDITIONALLY, A PILOT ON-SCENE PROJECT THAT STARTED IN THE FALL OF 2023 WILL BE ENHANCED BY INCREASING CAPACITY THROUGH THE ADDITION OF ON-SCENE ADVOCATES WHO WILL PROVIDEIMMEDIATE CRISIS INTERVENTION AND CONNECTING SURVIVORS WITH ESSENTIAL RESOURCES. THIS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH, COMBINING EXPERTISE, COLLABORATION, AND A VICTIM-CENTERED APPROACH, AIMS TO PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDES, EMPOWER SURVIVORS, AND CREATE A SAFER COMMUNITY.

THE HEALTHY FAMILIES PROGRAM (HFP)

PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

THE COMMUNITY BASED DOULA PROGRAM

PROJECT: HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

MILWAUKEE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER

CRISIS OUTREACH AND INTERVENTION IN NEIGHBORHOODS (COIN) TEAM WILL PILOT OUTREACH AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES TO REACH FAMILIES WHO LIVE IN NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE NEAR WESTSIDE OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.  SOJOURNER, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ALMA CENTER AND NEAR WESTSIDE PARTNERS (NWS) ARE COLLABORATING TO ADDRESS FAMILY VIOLENCE USING A PLACE-BASED, PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH. COMMUNITIES ARE RICH WITH ASSETS THAT, WITH INCREASED KNOWLEDGE, SUPPORT AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES, CAN RESULT IN A COORDINATED, STRATEGIC APPROACH TO PREVENTING, IDENTIFYING AND SUPPORTING FAMILIES EXPERIENCING VIOLENCE OR AT RISK FOR THE ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE AS A RESULT OF AN UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP DYNAMIC. SOJOURNER AND ALMA CENTER ADVOCATES WILL BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESIDENTS, NWS PARTNERS AND SYSTEM PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY FAMILIES IN NEED OF SUPPORT AND HEALING SERVICES. SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN WILL BE CONNECTED TO NWS ORGANIZATIONS AND THE BROAD ARRAY OF SERVICES AVAILABLE AT THE FAMILY PEACE CENTER (FPC). SOJOURNER ADVOCATES WILL USE THE SALESFORCE BASED CENTRALIZED DATA SYSTEM (CDS) TO MAKE AND TRACK REFERRALS TO FPC PARTNERS. INDIVIDUALS WHO USE VIOLENCE WILL BE CONNECTED TO THE JOURNEY TOWARDS LEGACY PROGRAM OR DIVERSION PROGRAMS AT THE ALMA CENTER. NWS AMBASSADORS WILL SUPPORT ADVOCATES IN DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS, INCREASING AWARENESS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH, TRAINING AND EVENTS. AS A RESULT, NWS FAMILIES EXPERIENCING VIOLENCE WILL HAVE A MORE INFORMED SUPPORT SYSTEM WHERE THEY LIVE, WORK, PLAY AND WORSHIP AND PATHWAYS TO HEALING SERVICES. THE SUPPORT OF COIN ADVOCATES WILL ASSIST FAMILIES IN IDENTIFYING THE SOURCE OF VIOLENT BEHAVIOR, HEALING MODALITIES AND THE ADOPTION OF NEW, HEALTHY SKILLS TO BUILD STRONGER FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. THE EFFORTS OF THE INITIATIVE WILL RESULT IN SAFER FAMILIES, HOMES, COMMUNITIES AND CITY. SOJOURNER’S DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WILL PROVIDE STRATEGIC SUPPORT AND DOCUMENT THE EFFORTS AND OUTCOMES OF THE INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP A WRITTEN PLAN FOR ADOPTION AND ADAPTATION BY OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS SEEKING A TEMPLATE TO ADDRESS FAMILY VIOLENCE. SOJOURNER’S DIRECTOR OF OUTCOMES AND EVALUATION AND ALMA CENTER’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL SUPPORT OUTSIDE EVALUATORS IN COLLECTING, ANALYZING AND DISSEMINATING INITIATIVE OUTCOMES.

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION "FROM KING TO OBAMA" WHICH WILL OPEN AT THE NOBEL PEACE CENTER ON 9/24 THIS YEAR AND RUN UNTIL MID-APRIL 2010. THE EMBASSY